Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Aquaculture & Fisheries

Responsibilities: Determine growth, survival, and movement of stocked Striped Bass, and potential impact on existing sportfish in Bull Shoals Reservoir.  Techniques will include telemetry, gill netting, and food web analysis. The student is expected to conduct field work for 1-2 weeks at a time, operate boats, collaborate with state agency biologists, and present/publish their work.  

Qualifications: MS in fisheries or related program, GPA of 3.2 in last 2 years. Preference given to candidates with experience operating boats, interest in using research to solve management problems, demonstrated ability or interest to work with agencies, and demonstrated ability to present/publish research results.